2015 F-150 EPA numbers announced

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2014/11/21/ford-fuel-economy/19342149/

 

i'll believes it when i sees it.

 

Yeah but that's a 4x2 and I highly doubt those are legit

 

26 hwy, 19 city, 22 combined. Pretty damn good for a full size truck.

 

This is for the 2.7L which is still rated to tow 8,500lbs....not bad if it's accurate.

 

Looks like it will beat the heck out of my 4 cyl tacoma fuel economy. I am getting 16.97 mpg since I bought the truck. 155,335 kms and 21,527 liters of fuel so far.

 

Wow, if that is accurate

 

The numbers for the 5L V8, Ecoboost V6 are only average for full size trucks, but the NA V6 and new 2.7 Ecoboost numbers are really good.

Domestic full sizers have been knocking it out of the park lately.

 

2015 Naturally Aspirated Engines
4x2 F-150 3.5-liter V-6: 18/25/20 mpg city/highway/combined
4x4 F-150 3.5-liter V-6: 17/23/19 mpg city/highway/combined
(2014 F-150 4x2 3.7-liter V-6: 17/23/19 mpg city/highway/combined)
4x2 F-150 5.0-liter V-8: 15/22/18 mpg city/highwaycombined
4x4 F-150 5.0-liter V-8: 15/21/17 mpg city/highway/combined
(2014 F-150 4x2 5.0-liter V-8: 15/21/17 mpg city/highway/combined)
2015 EcoBoost Twin Turbos
4x2 F-150 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6: 19/26/22 mpg city/highway/combined
4x4 F-150 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6: 18/23/20 mpg city/highway/combined
(2014 F-150: no equivalent)
4x2 F-150 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6: 17/24/20 mpg city/highway/combined
4x4 F-150 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6: 17/23/19 mpg city/highway/combined
(2014 F-150 4x2 3.5-liter V-6: 16/22/18 mpg city/highway/combined)
(2014 F-150 4x2 6.2-liter V-8: 13/18/15 mpg city/highway/combined)


as posted at http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/11/ford-releases-2015-f-150-fuel-economy-numbers.html

 

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I didn't buy a Tacoma to compete with any other brand. I bought it because it is a Toyota.

 

And who said you did?

 

So just like my Tacoma...except it can tow more and not fall flat on its face up a Colorado hillside?

 

I know...what I was getting at is that most gassers will get about 10mpg while towing.

 

I towed a 4,000 lbs box trailer to California and back with my Sierra (V8) and averaged 14 mpg.

I wonder if small boosted engines are less efficient that large naturally aspirated engines when towing.

 

I was set on a 5.0 for my next truck until these came out. I'm still leaning that way, but 420 ft lbs of torque and 23 mpg highway in a 4x4 truck is pretty awesome for the 3.5 Eco. Still, 21 highway and 385/387 is remarkable too. And able to to tow 10,000 plus pounds.

The 2.7 Eco will be a very hot seller in the XLT, mid range Lariat groupings I feel. Those are great numbers, and makes the engine much more attractive than the RAM EcoDiesel (which is a great motor too).

As has been said - the domestic full size market is on fire lately.

 

I can see you getting those numbers if you are careful. But it still is a lot better that it was

 

I'm a big fan of the new F-150 and the new mileage numbers are icing on the cake But, I have no need for a truck that big and I have built my Tacoma to be as nice as a Lariat F-150 for about $20k less. (Plus I love the size of my Tacoma much more than any full-size) I can't believe what they are charging for the new F-150s. My mom just bought a loaded BMW X3 that was cheaper than an XLT F-150.

 

Motortrend tested one and got lower numbers with the 2.7L. Still pretty good compared to a Tacoma, but lower than the EPA numbers. Too lazy to go looking for the link.

I think Ford is the one that strips everything out during testing? Spare tire, jack, owners manual and anything else that could have the slightest impact on real world mileage.

If the F150 was much smaller, I'd have the hots for it, I think. We need a F100 with the same engine and transmission options. Or Toyota to actually do something other than change the radio and the grill. </snark>

Edit:
http://wot.motortrend.com/1410_2015_ford_f_150_2_7l_ecoboost_achieves_16_621_5_mpg_in_mt_tests.html

 

That's pretty good. My 2000 F-150 with the 5.4 got 14, empty.

 

Not to mention, a simple tune/tuner ($~400) gets you close to 500 ft lbs torque.